“Even Falwell’s fans, such as evangelist Billy Graham and former President Bush, kept throwing in the ‘We didn’t always agree’ disclaimer… And when I die, if you didn’t always agree with me, would you mind keeping it to yourself?” -Ann Coulter, Jerry Fallwell – Say Hello to Ronald Reagan, May 16, 2007.
Coulter was criticizing public figures for adding, “Although I didn’t agree with everything Fallwell had to say…” to their statements about the bigot’s life when she so arrogantly asked that the same statement be left out of any comments about her life when she died. As if she is that important! I picture more of a relieved sigh from both political camps when she finally kicks the bucket. To Republicans she is a liability and to everyone else she is just a manly-looking shrew. The best thing anyone could say about the end of her life is, “FINALLY!”
In other news, Obama is the man with the plan. If you haven’t heard, he plans to reform health care in this country and finally create universal health care to the millions of Americans (including nine million children) that are not covered. He also plans to encourage preventive medicine and update technology. You can read more about his plan at this website, http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/hcplan. Also see Crispy Quips on my blogroll. He did a bit more research on the subject than I did.
Closer and closer come the Primaries. I pray and pray (to pagan gods according to Republicans) that Hillary falls. We don’t need her disunity and ego dividing this country more. She is the Democratic equivalent of Bush- ego driven, set in her ways, and short-sighted. Down with Hillary! Barack ‘08!
Another note on Barack. My mother, a Democrat for many years, (although lately she is beginning to scare me with leaving Laura Schlessinger books around the house claiming they are “funny.”) told me that Obama is too close to Islam. As the Conservative media machine (that still insists it is oppressed by the liberal media that consists of Air America and PBS) repeats Obama’s middle name so that the idea that he is islamic will seep into the minds of unsuspecting Americans. Coulter even calls him “B. Hussein Obama” just for impact. As if that name automatically qualifies you as a middle-eastern dictator. If that is the case, there must be a butt-load of dictators, seeing as how Hussein has been one of the most popular names in the area for many years, before and after Saddam.
Now, pick up The Audacity of Hope and flip to the chapter titled, “Faith.” Read about Obama’s upbringing, the household he grew up in, and his own personal journey to root himself further into the Christian faith. You will find no Islamic religious upbringing whatsoever. His middle name was given to him by his father, a former muslim turned atheist, who did not live in the same household and therefore could not have given Obama an Islamic upbringing. Still, consrevatives can say the word “Hussein” and strike fear into ignorant Americans looking for safety from an attack by the Iraqi people (the ones that had nothing to do with 9/11, remember?). Points to the Republicans again, for being the masters of spin.
That is all the ramblings I have for today. Before I forget, the sources for this blog entry are as follows:
Coulter, Ann. “Jerry Fallwell- Say Hello to Ronald Reagan.” anncoulter.com. 16 May 2007. 2 Jun 2007 <http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/article.cgi?article=183>.
Obama, Barack. The Audacity of Hope. 1st. New York: Crown Publishing, 2006.
